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2026 federal brackets, standard deductions, Additional Medicare Tax guidance and retirement contribution limits.

2026 Social Security contribution and benefit base.

California’s result uses the Employment Development Department’s 2026 Method B exact withholding schedule. Because the calculator does not ask for a DE 4 allowance count, it models one allowance for Single/Head of Household and two for Married Filing Jointly. It also includes the 2026 employee SDI contribution of 1.3% on wages.

New York uses the official 2026 exact annual withholding tables. The calculator assumes zero New York withholding allowances, a conservative and clearly defined default. Head of Household is treated under the Single/Head of Household withholding status, consistent with Form IT-2104 instructions.

For a W-2 employee in Texas, TakeHomeMeter applies federal income tax and employee FICA but no Texas individual income tax.

TakeHomeMeter does not subtract Florida individual income tax because Florida does not impose one on wage income.

Illinois publishes a 4.95% withholding rate for 2026 and a $2,925 regular exemption allowance. TakeHomeMeter models one exemption for Single/Head of Household and two for Married Filing Jointly.

Pennsylvania requires employers to withhold state personal income tax at 3.07% of taxable compensation. TakeHomeMeter also models the 2026 employee unemployment contribution of 0.07% of gross wages.

The New Jersey engine uses the Division of Taxation’s current rate schedules for 2020 and after, $1,000 regular exemptions per modeled taxpayer, and the 2026 worker contribution rates published by NJ Labor: UI 0.0825%, WF/SWF 0.0425%, TDI 0.19%, and FLI 0.23%, each with its applicable wage base.

TakeHomeMeter models the Massachusetts 5% wage income tax and the 4% surtax above the 2026 threshold, with personal exemptions of $4,400 Single, $8,800 Married Filing Jointly, and $6,800 Head of Household.

Georgia’s 2026 update sets a flat 4.99% individual income tax rate and standard deductions of $15,000 for Single/Head of Household and $30,000 for Married Filing Jointly.

North Carolina’s enacted rate for tax year 2026 is 4.25%. The 3.99% rate applies after 2026, not during 2026. TakeHomeMeter uses the state standard deduction applicable to the selected filing status.

Virginia’s progressive tax rates are 2%, 3%, 5%, and 5.75%. For tax year 2026, TakeHomeMeter models the published $8,750 standard deduction for Single/Head of Household and $17,500 for Married Filing Jointly, plus a $930 exemption for each modeled taxpayer.

Arizona’s individual income tax rate is 2.5% for tax year 2023 and beyond. The calculator models Arizona taxable wages after a standard deduction aligned to the 2026 federal deduction amount for the selected filing status.

Colorado generally starts with federal taxable income. TakeHomeMeter applies the current statutory 4.40% rate to modeled federal taxable income. Colorado has used temporary rate reductions in some prior years, so this page clearly labels the 2026 result provisional until any final year-specific adjustment is confirmed.

Michigan Treasury publishes a 4.25% withholding rate and $5,900 personal exemption for 2026. TakeHomeMeter models one exemption for Single/Head of Household and two for Married Filing Jointly.

Washington does not impose an individual state income tax on wage income. For 2026, TakeHomeMeter models the employee share of Paid Family & Medical Leave at up to 71.43% of the 1.13% total premium on wages up to the $184,500 Social Security cap, plus the 0.58% WA Cares employee premium on gross wages with no wage cap. Employer-paid substitutions and employee exemptions can change actual withholding.

No Nevada individual income tax is subtracted from W-2 wage income in the calculator.

Tennessee wage income has no individual state income tax in this salary model.

The calculator applies no Alaska individual income tax to wage income.

For W-2 salary income, TakeHomeMeter applies no New Hampshire individual state income tax.

No South Dakota individual income tax is deducted from modeled wage income.

TakeHomeMeter applies no Wyoming individual income tax to W-2 wage income.